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William Furlsbury Carter


Birth1 May 1811Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States
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     Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 81; citing "Sealings and Adoptions".

    Newry (Maine). Town Clerk , Town and Vital records, 1805-1891 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1956), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for William Carter (1 May 1811); citing Newry, Oxford, Maine, “Town of Newry Oxford County, Maine Town Records & Vital Statistics 1805-17,” image 100; FHL microfilm 7724794.
Death11 October 1888Santaquin, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Furlsbury Carter (1811-1888), memorial #24718235 """FamilySearch Family Tree,"" database, FamilySearch" entry for William Furlsbury Carter, ID: KWJ4-LY2 10/5/2017.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Furlsbury Carter, ID KWJ4-LY2.

    Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah, United States: Digitized by: University of Utah, 1877), "Obituary," 24 October 1888, p. 16, column 5.
Burial14 October 1888Santaquin City Cemetery, Santaquin, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Furlsbury Carter (1811-1888), memorial #24718235.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Furlsbury Carter, ID: KWJ4-LY2.
FatherJohn Carter
MotherHannah Knight Libby
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   • Sarah York
Married1 March 1832Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States
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    Bethel (Maine) Town Clerk, Vital records, 1801-1923 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1956), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for William Carter and Sally York (1 Mar 1832); citing Bethel, Oxford, Maine, Town Clerk, “Town of Bethel Oxford County, Maine Record of Births-Deaths Marriages 1770-1836,” image 181 of 587; FHL microfilm 7595322.
          Children:
               Peter York Carter
               Abiah Russell Carter
               Lyman White Wilman Carter
               William Furlsbury Carter Jr.
               Hannah Libby Carter
               Martha York Carter
               Sarah Melissa Carter
               William Aaron Carter
               Edwin Lavan Carter
               Charlotte York Carter


   • Roxena Mecham
Married13 March 1847Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraksa Territory, United States
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), entry for Wm Furlsbury Carter and Roxena Mecham (13 March 1847), p. 705.
          Children:
               Irena Carter
               Permelia Elvira Carter
               Edward Mecham Carter
               Arletta Carter
               William Furlsbury Carter Jr
               Marybah Roxena Carter
               Sally Ann Silver Carter
               Junietta Carter
               Amasa Lyman Carter
               Anelia Carter


   • Hannah Cordelia Mecham
Married31 January 1847Winter Quarters, US Federal Territory (now Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States)
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Furlsbury Carter and Hannah Cordelia Mecham, ID: KWJ4-LY2 and ID: LZGC-BLR.

   • Mary Elizabeth Howard
Married10 September 1854Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Furlsbury Carter and Mary Elizabeth Howard, ID: KWJ4-LY2 and ID: KWV9-3TP.
          Children:
               Robert Howard Carter
               Isaac Morley Carter
               Mary Elizabeth Carter
               Charles Edwin Carter
               Letitia Freeman Carter
               Simeon Carter
               Rosena Marian Carter


   • Sally Ann Mecham
Married2 December 1856Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 81; citing "Sealings and Adoptions".
          Children:
               Mary Ann Arvilla Carter
               John Edward Carter
               William Francis Carter Sr
               Sophia Irene Carter
               Lewis Mecham Carter
               Emily Ann Carter
               Verenus "Dick" Carter
               Maylan Furlsbury Carter
               Sally Matilda Carter

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• 1811Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States
• 1832Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States
• 1840Hancock County, Illinois, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1850the District no 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
• 1860Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Santaquin, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Spanish Fork City and Precinct, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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Census Records Label
• 1840 Population CensusHancock County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusThe District No 21, Pottawattamie, IowaExtractImage
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• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusProvo, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusSantaquin, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusSpanish Fork City and Precinct, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• William Snow/Joseph Young CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure21 Jun 1850
       Arrival1-4 Oct 1850
• Daniel Garn CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure1-2 Jul 1854
       Arrival1 Oct 1854

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